The most disappointing aspect of Dungeons & Dragons Online was that the game was set in Stormreach instead of the much more popular Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Turbine rectifies that mistake with the first expansion pack for the six-year-old MMO, Menace of the Underdark. More »
As the beta for Lord of the Rings Online’s free-to-play system winds up, players who have previously subscribed will be given early access to the live game from today. For everyone else, it begins September 10th. More »
Exploring alternative commerce models for Dungeons & Dragons Online, Turbine recently created an offer wall, where players could complete “special offers” in exchange for points. Due to tremendous negative user feedback, Turbine has now torn down that wall. More »
Since moving to a free-to-play model, Dungeons & Dragons online has seen a 40 percent increase in subscribers, the developer Turbine said in an interview with Ars Technica More »
Turbine has selected an early August date for the release of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, the update that switches the massively multiplayer D&D game to a free-to-play business model. More »
Dungeons and Dragons Online is going free-to-play in North America this summer, and Turbine has released the first screens of the new DDO Store, where they hope to make up those subscritption fees. More »
Yesterday’s news that Dungeons and Dragons Online would be switching to a free-to-play model this summer only applies to North America, much to the chagrin of European fans. More »
Someone over at WarCry has noticed that Turbine CEO Jeff Anderson has mysteriously vanished (is there any other way to disappear, really?) from the developer’s website. In his place is a “Jim Crowley”.
Either Jeff got a name change, or something fishy has gone down.
According to WarCry’s sources, the company underwent a “corporate shake-up”, but does not go into further detail, only mentioning that Jeff seemed fine during a recent interview with the website.
Turbine currently supports both the Dungeons & Dragons and Lord of the Rings MMOs. Will the changeover have repercussions on these properties? Only time will tell… or a comment from Turbine.
Jeff Anderson Out As Turbine President & CEO [WarCry] More »
